Cantilever type bearing



July 7, 1953 R. D. INGALLS CANTILEVER TYPE BEARING 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 24, 1948 Q. ln ulls Mt e/new R. D. INGALLS CANTILEVER TYPE BEARING July 7,1953

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 24, 1948 3mm mite z [nywlis @Hroznaw Q n mm Patented July 7, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT oralce CANTIEE-VER TYPE BEARING RossD-Ingalls, New Providencc,.1-:J-, a s snor to. The. Singer Mannfacturing Gompany, Elizah,eth,,

N..J'., a corporation o f New. Jersey A Application Apr-i124, 194s. seriarNu.- 2s-,-0s5. a

2 Claims. v(o1. sec-P22) This invention; relates to bearingstructures for dynamoelectric machinesand more particularly to-the' type employing sleeve bearings with Waste packing or ring; oiling;

Heretofore, in bearings of; this type, the outer I end; of, the bearing sleeve has been. supported by a, web or strut connection to the, end-bell casting. In the waste-packed type, it has requiredv the tedious packing of the waste; around, the shaft at the bearing window'by working through the small casting aperture, which, at best, is an awkward and a time-consuming process. When it has been desirable to use a ring oiler with this type bearing, a split. ring has been necessary.

It is a primary object. of this invention, there fore, to provide a shaft bearing in which the "interior parts are easily accessible through an end aperture which is later closed by a sealed cap.

It is a further object of this invention to pro.-

vide a bearing which presents no supporting obstructions at its free end and projects somewhat beyond the face of the end-bell.

With the above and other objects in view, as will hereinafter appear, the invention comprises the devices, combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings of a preferred embodiment of the invention, from which the several features of the invention and the advantages attained thereby will be, readily understood; by those skilled in the art. V

In the drawings, Fig. 1.15 a. horizontal sectional View through a portion, of a dynamoelectric machine showing a prior art. bearing; structure. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View through a portion of a dynamoelectric. machine showing. a bearing structure embodying the invention. Fig.

3 is a transverse .sectional view taken on the line 3-3 Of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a horizontal. sectional view through a portion of a dynamoelectric machine showing a modification of the bearing structure of Fig. 1. I

Referring now to the prior art struoture of Fig. 1, an end-bell or end-cover I: is formed. with a central body portion 2 containing a; bore 3. in which is received a bearing. bushing 4. The body portion is cored to form a chamber 5 in which oil is retained for lubricating thebearing. A window'fiis cut transversely through the bore 3 and the bushing 4 to expose part Of a shaft}. The window 6 communicates with thechamber 5 and with an oiler 8, and packing waste (not shown) may be stuffed in around the window and down into. the cham er so thatqoil may be drawn. up from the. charnherby eepillaryaction nd. fed to the shaft whence it: spreads; in; a thin. film between said shaft: and the be rin bushingfor lubricating-same.

-Th exen d-be11 I is secured to a stator;frame l0 by means .of through-bolts; I l: A; stator core; I2 with windings I3. is secured to the, stator frame it); A rotorcore I4, carryinga cast winding l5, iskeyed to the Shaft l for rotation within the stator core. I2 in conventionalv manner.. A. thrust collar l6, secured to the shaft, 1 with one end thereof abutting the rotor core I4, provides means for transmitting thrust from. the shaft to the. bearing bushing. through. the agency of end piay washers H. The thrust collar is formed with an annular groove I8 which provides an oil slinger so that any oil traveling down thefshaft towardsthe core iscaught and'slung off by con.- trifugal action and caughtwithin the chamber 5 to be returned, to the body of oil contained therei in. A drain plug I9 is provided at the low point of the chamberfor emptying the chamber when changing oil. Itwillbe observed that. the above construction provides. but. limited access tothe bearing. window for installing the waste packing. This .is accomplished by rather diflicult entry through. the aperture 20,, into whichthe oiler 8 is: fitted, by. removal of. a plate 2.2 to which the oilerisattached. The installation of waste packing is a blind. operation, asfar as the underside of the bearing is concerned and.}this is .a' critical re ion. because it controls. the, em cy'with. ic the. hacking pi k p il'from thechamber. It will also b v seen that. the ins al ation of.v an. 01 in in his. struc ure ose a. re l Prob m... A support s eb po o 2.3. prevents the sl rp n on. of. a'e o e ili g over he u h ng f om the end' and-makes necessary the use of an undesirable split ring construction whenring oiling is desired. -.Nee le s.to sa ad qua e. insp tion of the bearin isnot possible with this prior art c,onstruction.

Turning now toFig. 2, an end-bell or end-cover is formed with an. annular casing portion 25 having. a transverse web portion 26. which carries a bearing boss. 2], centrally supportedwithin said casing. The. bearing boss. issecuredat one end to. said transverse. web. portion 28. as a cantilever and extends. inwardly. through said, casing" so that its free end projects,- longitudinally. beyond.

3 tudinal struts 32, thus eliminating the necessity for any transverse support at the free end similar to the strut shown at 23 in Fig. 1. A bearing bushing 33 is fitted within a bore 34 in the boss 27 and both bushing and boss are partially cut away to form a bearing window 35 which exposes the top ofa shaft 35 which is journaled in said bearing; A combined thrust collar and oil slinger 3i is formed on the shaft. Surrounding this part of the shaft and formed in the web portion 26 is an annular groove 38, forming a chamber in which is caught the oil slung off the shaft by the slinger 3?. It is clear that the cap 29 forms, with the casing 25, a chamber or reservoir 39 for retaining a supply of lubricating oil. Waste pack-.

ing (not shown) is applied around the window and extends down into the bottom of the chamber 39 from which oil is drawn by capillary action to the shaft. The oil caught in groove 38may drain back into the reservoir 39 through a duct 4i proy'ided therefor. An oiler 42 and a drain plug it are secured to the cap 29, respectively for filling and draining the bearing. An aperare 11 ithe capgfl'provides clearance for the caress-ran of the shaft 36. a

will be seen that, with the cap 29 removed, thebearing is completely exposed and accessible 'for work and inspection. Placement of waste packing or a ring oiler can readily be made with full access through the large aperture 'so provided. p i

The end-bell 24 is secured to a stator frame 44 by means fof through-bolts 45. A stator core td carrying winding 47, is secured in the stator framefiand 'a rotor core 48, carrying a cast winding 49, is secured to the'shaft 38 in accord ance with structure well known in the art' of dynamoeleotric machines. i .It will be seen that the bearing assembly of Figs. 2 and 3 requires a much simpler core than th'atof the prior art, due principally to the fact that, ,according to the invention, the difficult enclosing contours are provided by a separate cap element 23 which can be made as a simple die casting or. pressed part, and assembled with the end-bell to form the bearing enclosure.

Fig. 3 clearly shows the unobstructed annular entry space r nade available surrounding the bear- ,ingbossfl by the removal of the cap 29.

Referring to Fig. 4,. there is illustrated a bear- I ing' structure, modified somewhat from that showniinFigs, 2 and 3, and more particularly Secured to the shaft is a hub 64 formed at one end with an inclined grooved portion 65 which serves as an oil slinger. This portion runs within an annular chamber fifi'which is connected to the oil chamber 62 by means of a duct 61. Thus oil which travels inwardly along the shaft 63 may be slung outwardly by, th oil slinger 65 to be caught in chamber tt'wh'ence itflows' through duct 6? into reservoir 62 to rejoin the 'mainbody of oil' therein. 1

,The hub [it carries an oil shield cup 68 which rotates with the shaft, and any oil which may get past the slinger 65 is caught by it and thrown against the innerwall of the end-bell .56, whence it drains out through a hole 6% in a stator frame 79. Also securedto the hub 64 is a sheet metal disc 1'! "which carries at the periphery on opposite. faces thereof the friction elements I2 and 13. A stationary brake band 14 is secured to the stator frame 16 by means not shown. A rotor core '15 and cast'winding 16 is connected by a spider "H for rotationwith a hollow shaft T8.' A stator core 7 9 and a winding 8!! is supported withinthe rotor core. As shown in Fig. 4, the shaft 63 is brakedagainst rotation by frictional engagement of the element i2 with the band. To produce rotation of the shaft 63, endwise movement to the left is imparted'to" it whereupon the elements 12- and M are disengaged and the element 73 is placed in frictional engagement with a surface 85 of the spider H. This provides a driving connection between the rotor core 15 and the shaft 63.

While'the motor structure described immedi ately above forms no direct part of this invention, it is included here to emphasize the importance of the oil isolating function of the bearing structure. For example, it is essential that no oil reach'and thereby impair the friction surif the motonisup-endedin handling, the oil chamber 62is formed with'an annular pocket portion 82 removed radially from the shaft, and into which the oil may flow and remain trapped 'out'of direct contact withthe shaft, thus to preadapted to that type of motor in' which the ,output shaft isiconnected to the rotor by means of aelutchh An end-bell 5B is formed with a transverse web portion 5i which carries a bearing boss 52 having. thereina bore 53. A bushing 54. is supported within the bore and a transverse cut, through both bushing and bore, provides a bearing window 55 which exposes part of a shaft 63. The boss 52 is supported as a cantilever and has its free end extending beyond the face portion '56 ofthe endbelles Acap member 51, carrying an oiler 58 and a drain plug 59, is secured to the endbell by means of tap screws 60 and forms therewith and, through the agency of a gasket ii, an oil retaining reservoir or chamber 62. Waste packing (not shown) is installed in the chamber and fills the bearing window 55 so that oil maybe drawn up from the chamber 62 and distributed to theshaftt-S, whence it may be fefbetween the shaft and the bushing 54 to lubricate same. An aperture 83 in the cap 57 provides clearance for the'extension of the shaft vent leakage along said shaft as long as the machine'remains in-the up ended position.

i From the foregoing descriptionit will be perceived that Ihave provided a'sleeve bearingstructure whichgives maximum access and permits entry to: the important 'parts for ready installa- 'tion; of waste packingorpil rings and for full inspection after the installation thereof; Thi'sis accomplished primarily bythe use of (1) a bear ing boss which is supported as a cantilever with its free end projecting externally of the bearing support and (2) a removable cap which covers the projecting end of said boss and forms with the bearing support an oil retaining chamber. Having thus set' forth the nature of theinven tion, what I claim herein is:

"l. Abearing'assembly comprising a support formed with an annular portion having at one,

its free end beyond the end of said annular portion, a" shaft-receiving bearing sleeve disposed in said bore; and a cap forming a removable'closure element for s'a'id bearing assembly and provided References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Angeli Nov. 15, 1892 Number Number Number Name fiate Bassett Mar. 12, 1901 Burke Feb. 13, 1912 Ehrenfeld June 4, 1929 Perkins Sept. 8, 1931 Morrill Dec. 29, 1942 Hoddy Apr. 13, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Mav 10. 1939 

